Mark Madden made the following comment on his blog today...

"The Pirates organization is reportedly terrified that someone in the media has the goods on exactly where all that revenue-sharing, luxury tax and TV revenue is going. It's not the appropriate destination. If that ever spills, and the documentation is unassailable, the MLB players' association could protest. Ultimately, Major League Baseball could force the sale of the Pirates. Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle are stil waiting in the wings. The story is expected to break this summer. Who has the dope? Not me."

Charlie,

I hope including the link is OK?

Last night Paul Ladewski the guy who replaced John Perotto as the editor of Bob Nutting-owned PiratesReport.com authored and posted an article where he went to extraordinary lengths to rip the Penguins.

The article received a great deal of attention this morning out on various blogs including MondesiHouse and Bob Smizik's blog and also on 970 AM.

The article has since been pulled with no additional comment.

Click link above to view the article via Google's cache feature.

Roethlisberger to make statement at 7 p.m.
Monday, April 12, 2010
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ben Roethlisberger will issue a statement in the Steelers press room at 7 p.m. today, the team just announced. It will be the quarterback's first public statement since a 20-year-old woman claimed she was sexually assaulted by him in Georgia March 5.

Georgia authorities said today they will not prosecute the case.